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The Power of Purpose is Fueled by Collaboration

Smart Meetings

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,

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2019 40 Under 40: Heather Wakefield, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

Connect Your Meetings

How I got here: I graduated with an architecture degree and was introduced to association meetings early in my career while working in an academic setting. When I moved to the Washington D.C. metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming.

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And Then There Were 20

PCMA Convene

Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges. Washington, D.C., All of the project management and multitasking required to balance projects and budgets, contracts, and details keeps me engaged and looking forward to coming to work. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

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